Comment Animated ads too distracting... (Score 1) 686
...I realize that's the point of them being animated, but when I am trying to read an article or watch a Youtube video, my eyes are instictively drawn to the dancing "shadow people", supposedly overjoyed because of "low mortgage rates in my area"!
I have never, nor will I ever, click on one of those ads, nor would I ever even consider purchasing any of their products!
Old-fashioned, non-moving banner ads, however, I can have respect for; I can glance at them once, without anger, and if it's for a normal product that I might purchase (by bricks or clicks), then I'll consider it.
But animated ads distract me so much that all I'll do is block them.